Patents by Inventor Monte Manning

Monte Manning has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7208836
    Abstract: A semiconductor processing method of forming a plurality of conductive lines includes, a) providing a substrate; b) providing a first conductive material layer over the substrate; c) providing a first insulating material layer over the first conductive layer; d) etching through the first insulating layer and the first conductive layer to the substrate to both form a plurality of first conductive lines from the first conductive layer and provide a plurality of grooves between the first lines, the first lines being capped by first insulating layer material, the first lines having respective sidewalls; e) electrically insulating the first line sidewalls; and f) after insulating the sidewalls, providing the grooves with a second conductive material to form a plurality of second lines within the grooves which alternate with the first lines. Integrated circuitry formed according to the method, and other methods, is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Monte Manning
  • Patent number: 7148134
    Abstract: A semiconductor processing method of forming a plurality of conductive lines includes, a) providing a substrate; b) providing a first conductive material layer over the substrate; c) providing a first insulating material layer over the first conductive layer; d) etching through the first insulating layer and the first conductive layer to the substrate to both form a plurality of first conductive lines from the first conductive layer and provide a plurality of grooves between the first lines, the first lines being capped by first insulating layer material, the first lines having respective sidewalls; e) electrically insulating the first line sidewalls; and f) after insulating the sidewalls, providing the grooves with a second conductive material to form a plurality of second lines within the grooves which alternate with the first lines. Integrated circuitry formed according to the method, and other methods, is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Monte Manning
  • Publication number: 20050156243
    Abstract: A method of forming a thin film transistor over a substrate is provided whereby at least one of the source region or the drain region is conductively doped while preventing conductivity doping of the channel region without any masking of the channel region occurring by any separate masking layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventor: Monte Manning
  • Publication number: 20050145850
    Abstract: An electrical interconnection method includes: a) providing two conductive layers separated by an insulating material on a semiconductor wafer; b) etching the conductive layers and insulating material to define and outwardly expose a sidewall of each conductive layer; c) depositing an electrically conductive material over the etched conductive layers and their respective sidewalls; and d) anisotropically etching the conductive material to define an electrically conductive sidewall link electrically interconnecting the two conductive layers. Such is utilizable to make thin film transistors and other circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Charles Dennison, Monte Manning
  • Publication number: 20050035456
    Abstract: A semiconductor processing method of forming a plurality of conductive lines includes, a) providing a substrate; b) providing a first conductive material layer over the substrate; c) providing a first insulating material layer over the first conductive layer; d) etching through the first insulating layer and the first conductive layer to the substrate to both form a plurality of first conductive lines from the first conductive layer and provide a plurality of grooves between the first lines, the first lines being capped by first insulating layer material, the first lines having respective sidewalls; e) electrically insulating the first line sidewalls; and f) after insulating the sidewalls, providing the grooves with a second conductive material to form a plurality of second lines within the grooves which alternate with the first lines. Integrated circuitry formed according to the method, and other methods, is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventor: Monte Manning
  • Patent number: 6844577
    Abstract: Methods of forming thin film transistors, and transistors therefrom, are provided where at least one of the source or drain region is conductively doped while conductivity doping of the channel region is prevented without any masking by any separate masking layer. Methods include, providing a substrate having a conductive node; providing a first dielectric layer, a gate layer over the first layer and a second dielectric layer over the gate layer; providing a contact opening through the first and second layers and the gate layer, the opening defining projecting sidewalls; providing a gate dielectric layer within the opening; providing a layer of semiconductive material over the second layer, against the gate dielectric layer and in electrical communication with the node; the material defining a channel region; and conductively doping the semiconductive material layer lying outwardly of the contact opening to form one of a source region or a drain region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Monte Manning
  • Publication number: 20050009326
    Abstract: A semiconductor processing method of forming a plurality of conductive lines includes, a) providing a substrate; b) providing a first conductive material layer over the substrate; c) providing a first insulating material layer over the first conductive layer; d) etching through the first insulating layer and the first conductive layer to the substrate to both form a plurality of first conductive lines from the first conductive layer and provide a plurality of grooves between the first lines, the first lines being capped by first insulating layer material, the first lines having respective sidewalls; e) electrically insulating the first line sidewalls; and f) after insulating the sidewalls, providing the grooves with a second conductive material to form a plurality of second lines within the grooves which alternate with the first lines. Integrated circuitry formed according to the method, and other methods, is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventor: Monte Manning
  • Publication number: 20040235226
    Abstract: An electrical interconnection method includes: a) providing two conductive layers separated by an insulating material on a semiconductor wafer; b) etching the conductive layers and insulating material to define and outwardly expose a sidewall of each conductive layer; c) depositing an electrically conductive material over the etched conductive layers and their respective sidewalls; and d) anisotropically etching the conductive material to define an electrically conductive sidewall link electrically interconnecting the two conductive layers. Such is utilizable to make thin film transistors and other circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Charles H. Dennison, Monte Manning
  • Patent number: 6767785
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of forming resistors and diodes from semiconductive material, and static random access memory (SRAM) cells incorporating resistors, and to integrated circuitry incorporating resistors and diodes. A node to which electrical connection is to be made is provided. An electrically insulative layer is provided outwardly of the node. An opening is provided in the electrically insulative layer over the node. The opening is filed with semiconductive material which depending on configuration serves as one or both of a vertically elongated diode and resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Brett Rolfson, Monte Manning
  • Patent number: 6759285
    Abstract: An electrical interconnection method includes: a) providing two conductive layers separated by an insulating material on a semiconductor wafer; b) etching the conductive layers and insulating material to define and outwardly expose a sidewall of each conductive layer; c) depositing an electrically conductive material over the etched conductive layers and their respective sidewalls; and d) anisotropically etching the conductive material to define an electrically conductive sidewall link electrically interconnecting the two conductive layers. Such is utilizable to make thin film transistors and other circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles H. Dennison, Monte Manning
  • Patent number: 6689649
    Abstract: An electrical interconnection method includes: a) providing two conductive layers separated by an insulating material on a semiconductor wafer; b) etching the conductive layers and insulating material to define and outwardly expose a sidewall of each conductive layer; c) depositing an electrically conductive material over the etched conductive layers and their respective sidewalls; and d) anisotropically etching the conductive material to define an electrically conductive sidewall link electrically interconnecting the two conductive layers. Such is utilizable to make thin film transistors and other circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles H. Dennison, Monte Manning
  • Patent number: 6611059
    Abstract: Integrated circuitry includes a semiconductive substrate, an insulative material over the semiconductive substrate, and a series of alternating first and second conductive lines, the first and second lines being spaced and positioned laterally adjacent one another over the insulating layer. At least some of the laterally adjacent conductive lines may have different cross-sectional shapes in a direction perpendicular to the respective line. Alternatively, or in addition, individual second series conductive lines may be spaced from adjacent first series conductive lines a distance that is less than a minimum width of the first series lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Monte Manning
  • Patent number: 6589821
    Abstract: A method of forming a thin film transistor over a substrate is provided whereby at least one of the source region or the drain region is conductively doped while preventing conductivity doping of the channel region without any masking of the channel region occurring by any separate masking layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Monte Manning
  • Patent number: 6583042
    Abstract: A semiconductor processing method of making electrical connection between an electrically conductive line and a node location includes, a) forming an electrically conductive line over a substrate, the substrate having an outwardly exposed silicon containing node location to which electrical connection is to be made, the line having an outer portion and an inner portion, the inner portion laterally extending outward from the outer portion and having an outwardly exposed portion, the inner portion having a terminus adjacent the node location, and b) electrically connecting the extending inner portion with the node location. An integrated circuit is also described. The integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate, a node location on the substrate, and a conductive line over the substrate which is in electrical communication with the node location. The conductive line includes an outer portion and an inner portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Monte Manning
  • Patent number: 6482693
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of forming resistors and diodes from semiconductive material, and static random access memory (SRAM) cells incorporating resistors, and to integrated circuitry incorporating resistors and diodes. A node to which electrical connection is to be made is provided. An electrically insulative layer is provided outwardly of the node. An opening is provided in the electrically insulative layer over the node. The opening is filled with semiconductive material which depending on configuration serves as one or both of a vertically elongated diode and resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Brett Rolfson, Monte Manning
  • Patent number: 6479332
    Abstract: An electrical interconnection method includes: a) providing two conductive layers separated by an insulating material on a semiconductor wafer; b) etching the conductive layers and insulating material to define and outwardly expose a sidewall of each conductive layer; c) depositing an electrically conductive material over the etched conductive layers and their respective sidewalls; and d) anisotropically etching the conductive material to define an electrically conductive sidewall link electrically interconnecting the two conductive layers. Such is utilizable to make thin film transistors and other circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles H. Dennison, Monte Manning
  • Patent number: 6455918
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of forming resistors and diodes from semiconductive material, and static random access memory (SRAM) cells incorporating resistors, and to integrated circuitry incorporating resistors and diodes. A node to which electrical connection is to be made is provided. An electrically insulative layer is provided outwardly of the node. An opening is provided in the electrically insulative layer over the node. The opening is filled with semiconductive material which depending on configuration serves as one or both of a vertically elongated diode and resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Brett Rolfson, Monte Manning
  • Publication number: 20020132419
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of forming resistors and diodes from semiconductive material, and static random access memory (SRAM) cells incorporating resistors, and to integrated circuitry incorporating resistors and diodes. A node to which electrical connection is to be made is provided. An electrically insulative layer is provided outwardly of the node. An opening is provided in the electrically insulative layer over the node. The opening is filed with semiconductive material which depending on configuration serves as one or both of a vertically elongated diode and resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: J. Brett Rolfson, Monte Manning
  • Patent number: 6445044
    Abstract: The invention is a method for creating a portion of an integrated circuit on a semiconductor wafer. The invention comprises doping a substrate to form a doped well region having an opposite conductivity type than the substrate. Separate photomasking steps are used to define N-channel and P-channel metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor gates. A trench is formed near the well without using additional masking steps. The trench improves the latch up immunity of the device. The invention is also the apparatus created by the method and comprises a trench positioned in the substrate to interrupt the conduction of minority carriers between two regions of the substrate. Thus, the invention improves latch up immunity without additional process complexity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Monte Manning
  • Patent number: 6432764
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of forming resistors and diodes from semiconductive material, and static random access memory (SRAM) cells incorporating resistors, and to integrated circuitry incorporating resistors and diodes. A node to which electrical connection is to be made is provided. An electrically insulative layer is provided outwardly of the node. An opening is provided in the electrically insulative layer over the node. The opening is filled with semiconductive material which depending on configuration serves as one or both of a vertically elongated diode and resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Brett Rolfson, Monte Manning